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Album review: ‘Something to Prove’

The Byways ‘Something to Prove’ Self-released bywaysroc.com There’s a lot of “wanna” โ€” actual and implied โ€” on The Byways’ new EP “Something to Prove.” It’s acoustically based, and hits its stride immediately on tunes like “Man I Wanna Be.” It all circles back to the quartet’s principal songwriter and quarterback Alex Goettel, and the […]

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Album review: ‘Purblind’

Hinkley ‘Purblind’ Self-released hinkleysounds.com Hinkley’s latest, full-length offering, “Purblind,” is an enigmatic album that evokes the homespun warmth of folk and Americana without belonging to either genre. What we get instead are sophisticated rock songs featuring simple, charming vocal melodies and full, harmonic textures in the guitars and keyboards; Will Veeder’s voice frequently recalls that […]

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ALBUM REVIEW: “Experience”

Ed Iseley “Experience” Self-released ediseleyexperience.com With a plaintive guitar approach and a beautiful baritone that could easily be suited for a lullaby, Rochester singer-songwriter Ed Iseley looms large with his new album, “Experience,” amid his own reflections and ruminations. And as serious as his lyrics spell each song’s story out, Iseley seems to start with […]

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